ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Plenty of sunshine today with highs in the upper 80′s. A few clouds tonight with lows in the upper 50 ...

The Illinois Board of Education announces 5,400 new teachers hired and 11,000 educator positions retained in districts receiving the grant.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - A 23-year-old man is sentenced to 25 years in prison on multiple charges. Derrian Gamill pleaded ...

Of the Rockford Park District’s (RPD) nearly 80 playgrounds, about 27 face impending expirations – one of those includes ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Our week four Game of the Week brings us to a battle of unbeaten rivals. The Sycamore Spartans will ...

ROCKTON, Ill. (WIFR) - Hononegah Volleyball beat Guilford two sets to nothing on Tuesday. The Vikings kept things close ...

September 17 was National Voter Registration Day and The League of Women Voters of Greater Rockford set up tables at ...

Dozens of firefighters rushed to battle a blaze in Caledonia, Ill. on September 16, 2024.

Smollett also argued his legal team was improperly denied access to the government’s interviews of the prosecution’s star ...

WIFR News at 5. An update of today's local and national news headlines along with your First Alert forecast and local sports ...

Skies have been void of clouds Tuesday, and will remain so Tuesday night, setting the stage for perfect viewing conditions ...

Since the FBI began recording hate crimes in 1991, the number has steadily increased. Now many believe it will never stop.